Psych: Quiz 3

Thalamus

• In the subcortex

• Nicknamed sensory relay center

• Sensory first hits the thalamus, thalamus routes everything to where it is supposed to go (results in perception)

• (airport → terminal → terminal starts with a T)

Corpus Callosum

• Connects the two sides of the brain together which offers the opportunity for them to communicate

Amygdala

• Subcortex limbic system

• Emotion processing  

• Kluver Bucy: lack of fear and emotion processing when damaged

Hippocampus

• Subcortex Limbic System

• Formation of new memories

• If damaged, anterograde amnesia may occur aka Alzheimer’s

Basal Ganglia

• Subcortex

• Responsible for movement

• Nickname reward center (Dopamine is sent here)

• Parkinson’s disease begins if damaged

Occipital Lobe

• Back of the brain

• Most basic in the cortex (one of the first to develop)

• A first pass region to your vision input

• Basic visual understanding

• Information sent to the temporal lobe from here

Temporal Lobe

• Language understanding, memory, auditory processing, face processing, object recognition, writing and letter recognition

• Also supports emotion and memory processing

• If damaged or not developed correctly, dyslexia would occur

• (identify who someone is by looking at their face)

• Understand what someone is saying

Parietal Lobe

• Spatial awareness

• Sensory- specifically touch

• Bottom-up attention: when your attention is grabbed and is able to be shifted

• ADHD experiences a lot of activity in this region

• (Not knowing where something is on campus because you have an issue with awareness)

Frontal Lobe

• Controls voluntary movement

• Most common areas to be damaged in an injury

• This area can cause disturbances in behaviors if damaged severally

• (Ability to move your mouth)